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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Marina Hyde

Celebrity Big Brother 2008: Let The Journalism Commence!

And so to a new collaborative service, wherein beady-eyed Lost in Showbiz readers are invited to highlight the stupidest instances of "sources" claiming someone or other is on the point of signing up for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother, which starts in January, but will spawn many great moments in entertainment journalism from here on in.

To get the ball rolling, let's give total props to the Daily Star, which claims that CBB bosses "are in secret talks to sign Liberty X babe Jessica Taylor and fiance Kevin Pietersen".

Clearly, following last year's race row, the England batsman's always-enchanting observations on positive discrimination in post-apartheid South Africa would make him an excellent ambassador for the show.

And yet, should the Daily Star believe that Kevin Pietersen will not be selected for England's tour of New Zealand - where they will arrive in late January - or indeed that he will reject the call-up a place in favour of arguing about stock cubes with other rumoured contestants such as erstwhile Corrie star Chris Quinten, then they are advised that either is a far, far better story than the one they published.

Anyways, further suggestions welcomed, so do keep those eyes peeled in the long weeks and months ahead.

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